NBA Lockout and Collective Bargaining Agreement Discussion

[RedSceptile]

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Detlef Schrempf came out and talked about some of the players living paycheck to paycheck.

I'm sorry, if ANY of the players who are in the National Basketball Association are living paycheck to paycheck, they are dumb.

Really dumb.

Pfft isn't out obvious he was taking about guys from the 50s and 60s?

[vtcha]

Re: NBA Lockout and Collective Bargaining Agreement Discussion

Detlef Schrempf came out and talked about some of the players living paycheck to paycheck.

I'm sorry, if ANY of the players who are in the National Basketball Association are living paycheck to paycheck, they are dumb.

Really dumb.

Agreed!

I mean the minimum amount of money an NBA player can earn is at least $400k (and players earning these are just complete scrubs who probably didn't even play more than 10 minutes last season)- that is about 8 times the salary of an average person. And what's worse is that you'd think these players would have saved some cash knowing that a lockout (for the past year) could potentially occur.

But in my opinion, I think the players that are saying this are just being over-dramatic and probably just trying to sway the fans and express how the lockout is affecting them.


The NBA Lockout: Where billionaires and millionaires are fighting over money and the rest of us are left in the dark ...

[WTF]

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http://www.nba.com/2011/news/features/david_aldridge/10/31/nba-lockout-next-steps/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt1

Really good article, explaining why it's time for the players to go ahead and tap out. Everyone can see it, why can't the PU just give in, and save what's left of the season.

[lilbiggio]

Re: NBA Lockout and Collective Bargaining Agreement Discussion

Detlef Schrempf came out and talked about some of the players living paycheck to paycheck.

I'm sorry, if ANY of the players who are in the National Basketball Association are living paycheck to paycheck, they are dumb.

Really dumb.

If the vet minimum of 400k is living paycheck to paycheck... Now THAT's funny.

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http://www.nba.com/2011/news/feature...s=iref:nbahpt1

Really good article, explaining why it's time for the players to go ahead and tap out. Everyone can see it, why can't the PU just give in, and save what's left of the season.

Im sure they have to know the more money lost the less they have to say we want more than what you're willing to give us

Its definitely time sensitive, and games are cancelled through what, Nov 30th?

2011 will be over if they dont, and they'll be at the table for the 2012 part of the season...go through January like that and its all gone for good

[The 24th Letter]

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Apparentley this deal is 95% done.

Ridiculous. They should be talking everyday at this point .

[aholbert32]

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Apparentley this deal is 95% done.

Ridiculous. They should be talking everyday at this point .

Just watch. They will meet on Wed/Thurs.

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They have to meet again...but why even get up and walk away if you were that close anyway?

[The 24th Letter]

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Yeah I think they'll meet this week too, but at this point there shouldn't be a time where your saying: "no further talks are scheduled"

[aholbert32]

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Yeah I think they'll meet this week too, but at this point there shouldn't be a time where your saying: "no further talks are scheduled"

I know we say this every week but I think this week is the last shot for 2011. If talks go into next week, Stern will be forced to cut 2 more weeks in December and the owners will really hunker down. You are seeing a little bit of it now. Aldridge reported that the owners last offer was 50/50 with restrictions on the whether luxury tax teams can use exceptions or 53/47 with no restrictions.

This is much different than the flat 50/50 offer the Union had a few weeks ago. As you can see the offers are getting worse for the players. They have this ridiculous dream that the owners are going to give in and give them 52 or even 51 but thats never gonna happen.

If a deal isnt done this week, I think after the new year is the earliest a deal will get done.

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I agree with that.. Its pretty much the same thing I was saying above


Time is not on the players side now, if anything its working against them

...and some of the lower tier players are going to start getting upset

[CharliePrince]

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what really sucks is that November 15, my magical date is still a long ways off

tbh that is when everything comes to a head because it's the first official date that players will be missing paychecks

that's when things for them will start to get real

I personally don't care about the lockout in relation to the game, I care about the lockout in terms of something to watch on tv

nothing more/less tbh, players ain't winning this one

November 15 is when things get real

[dickey1331]

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Im not much of a NBA fan outside of the Mavs but I cannot believe they dont have a deal by now.

[WTF]

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http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/78-game-NBA-season-still-possible-if-labor-agreement-can-be-reached-103011

Hints at a 78 game season if reached this weekend.

[OSUFan_88]

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Sounds like both sides want George Cohen back in the room. My guess? The players will use that for an excuse to take a bad deal but can start the season.